Batu Sapi polls will be held after emergency period ends - EC

BernamaPublished: Nov 27, 2020 6:53 AM | Updated: Nov 27, 2020 8:31 AM

The Batu Sapi parliamentary by-election will be held within 60 days after the emergency period ends, Election Commission (EC) chairperson Abdul Ghani Salleh said.

He said it was the same period set when the EC received the official notification of a vacancy for parliamentary or state seats...

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